stridulation

noun

strid·​u·​la·​tion

plural -s

1

: a usually high-pitched creaking or musical sound made by the males of many insects (such as the katydids or crickets) and sometimes by the females by rubbing together specially modified parts of the body

2

: the act of stridulating

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin stridulus shrill, squeaky + French -ation

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Rhymes for stridulation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation